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This 2022 word game was purchased by The New York Times after going viral worldwide
What is Wordle?
This phrase refers to scrolling endlessly on social media for entertainment or distraction
What is “doomscrolling”?
This celebrity came out with the hit song Espresso
Who is “Sabrina Carpenter”?
This social media app features a ghost as its mascot
What is “Snapchat”?
This celebrity died in 1997 from a high-speed car crash in hopes to evade paparazzi
Who is Princess Diana?
This sustainable design approach involves repurposing old buildings for new uses
What is Adaptive Reuse?
The act of repeatedly checking someone’s social media profile without interacting
What is “stalking”?
This singer first appeared as a Disney Channel star before becoming a chart-topping pop artist with hits like Lose You to Love Me
Who is Selena Gomez?
This mascot is a twin-tailed mermaid, or siren, associated with a popular global coffee chain
What is “Starbucks”?
This app let users send one photo per day at a random notification time before quietly fading from popularity
What is “BeReal”?
This 2017 toy fad involved spinning a small weighted device between your fingers and was marketed as a focus aid
What is a Fidget Spinner?
This word describes something that is mediocre or not very good
What is “mid”?
Before her solo career took off, this singer was a member of the girl group Destiny’s Child
Who is Beyoncé?
This luxury car brand’s logo features four interlocking rings
What is Audi?
This social media app that allowed users to send 6-second looping videos shut down in 2017
What is Vine?
This early-2000s fashion trend featured low-rise jeans paired with velour tracksuits, popularized by celebrities like Paris Hilton
What is a Juicy Couture tracksuit?
This word describes someone who is very self-aware and socially conscious
What is “woke”?
At the 2017 Super Bowl LI halftime show, this pop star made a dramatic entrance by descending from the top of the stadium before performing
Who is Lady Gaga?
The gold square on this publication’s logo represents the sun
What is “National Geographic”?
This celebrity died in 2016 from an accidental overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota
Who is “Prince”?
This 1950s toy craze was marketed as a fitness device but became a nationwide obsession after being demonstrated on The Tonight Show
What is a Hula Hoop?
The tendency to make everything slightly asymmetrical to create “movement” or “flow” in your design
What is “controlled chaos”?
This singer’s real name is Abel Tesfaye
Who is The Weeknd?
This cereal brand’s early 90s logo featured a dinosaur called Dino, often holding a spoon
What is Fruity Pebbles?
This platform allowed users to customize pixel avatars and hang out in virtual rooms before shutting down in 2014
What is “Club Penguin”?